Lynching of Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis
Robert Lewis, illustrated in The Tri-States Union.
Born1864
United States
DiedJune 2, 1892(1892-06-02) (aged 27–28)
Port Jervis, New York, U.S.
Cause of deathLynching

Robert Lewis was a 28-year-old African American man who was lynched in Port Jervis, New York on June 2, 1892. His lynching was attended by what the local newspaper reported was a mob of 2,000 people, and may have inspired Stephen Crane's novella The Monster.

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